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The "on car" method is by far the best way to balance an 8 lug.
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Well it didn't happen last year, with my wife ill with cancer and the tri-state tollway a mess with all the construction. Do you think maybe we can make it happen this year?
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joeg & the group: please see my thread called "Got Eights?"
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tazimmy@aol.com Todd Zimmerman, Greenbush, WI.,aka.TAZ Parts, makes and sells an 8 lug balancing plate for $65.00. Phone # is 1-920-526-3454.
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I stumbled across a balancing plate at chief8lug.com this morning. Looks like the gold one pictured earlier. $159.
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What happened to Arrowhead...was there repops any good?
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He closed up a few years ago
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I have the Roger Reihl 4 lug heavy balancing plate and a computer balancer. While I agree using the old SW/Alimite or the Hunter Mexican Hat on the car balancers are still the very best way to balance 8-lug wheels. They balance the entire wheel, drum assembly at actual road speed. Nothing could be better. But very few of those balancers survive. The off the car method with the plate and computer balancer is the second best choice. I can also balance the rear drums separately on my computer balancer. The front drums are the only component I can't balance because the wheel bearing hole is too small for my balancer shaft to pass through. If the car still has the shakes after the 4 wheels and tires are balanced and the rear drums, then the front drums will need a balance. Possibly a Harley dealer or other motorcycle shop with a small shaft computer balancer could balance those 8-lug front drums off the car. I have been loaning my balance plate out for postage cost + $10.00 if someone needs it. They cost $100-125 when you can find one for sale. PM me if you need it.
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Hey, I just joined. I recently bought a 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix. It’s straight not a lot of rust except trunk which I just ordered a 3 piece pan. It has a 455 YW code and turbo 400, haven’t looked more for year. The guy I bought it from out front disc brakes on it with new booster. It came with 8 lug wheels but fronts are missing. I’m debating on going back to 8 lug set up. The 60-62s are different and since I’ve got the rears I would have to find matched fronts. What kind of problems am I asking for?
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